Which to use
“curieuse” is a noun and “curieuses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,812
- “curieuse” frequency rank
- #33,632
- “curieuses” frequency rank
- 43444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | curieuse | curieuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui est curieuse. | Féminin pluriel de curieux. |
Same sound, different letters: curieuse vs curieuses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. curieuse runs 8 letters (CVCVVVCV) against curieuses's 9 (CVCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: curieuse vs curieuses
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: curieuse and curieuses carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ky.ʁjøz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “curieuse” sits inside “curieuses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
curieuse is recorded at frequency rank #9,812, classified as anoun, pronounced \ky.ʁjøz\. curieuses is at rank #33,632, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ky.ʁjøz\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43444, this pair ranks #218,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of curieuse vs curieuses
Shared letters: ceirsu. Private to "curieuse": -. Private to "curieuses": -.
"curieuse" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCV · "curieuses" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "curieuse" and "curieuses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "curieuse" vs "curieuses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "curieuse" / "curieuses". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "curieuse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curieuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "curieuse" and "curieuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creuses vs curieuses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #218,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.